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  1. appleblossom
    What is your PD and where are you now?
  2. appleblossom
    Congrats! Now just make sure she doesn't work on this trip. 😂 Hope her POE entry goes smoothly and you have fun together.
  3. appleblossom
    You just need to use the receipt number from when you paid the IV fee to track the GC, using the same case tracking webpage. https://egov.uscis.gov No way of tracking the SSN.
  4. appleblossom
    Definitely an issue then, as it says on that you should have received it within 90 days. Fill in the form I've linked to above and that should give you some info. I also entered in July with my family, 3 of us received our GC's in Sept but my daughter's never turned up. I filled in the form and it turned out she needed to redo her photo so I had to take her to our local service centre. Once that was done her GC then arrived within 2 weeks.
  5. appleblossom
    If you've paid the IV fee, then what does the online status say for that? If it's been mailed, have you checked the tracking? If it doesn't say it's been mailed, there's something wrong at this point. You can report non receipt here - https://egov.uscis.gov/e-request/displayNDCForm.do?entryPoint=init&sroPageType=ndc
  6. appleblossom
    You are permitted to stay until the expiration date of your work permit, but you cannot work for another employer on it. You cannot convert your closed work permit to an open work permit, but you can apply (as a new application) for an open work permit if you are eligible. It sounds like you may be if your spouse is working? All of the info you need is on the ICCRC website - https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=177&top=17 Good luck.
  7. appleblossom
    The Bahamas has been independent for over 50 years.
  8. appleblossom
    There are a few threads for EB applicants, not sure there are any specifically for Oz applicants though. Spousal applicants will always get priority for interviews, but you can use their timelines as a rough guide. And hopefully when your PD is current and you get added to the queue for an interview wait times will have come down a bit. Good luck.
  9. appleblossom
    Just to clarify, when you say she works from home you don’t mean she’s working in the US? Because that’s not allowed, regardless of where the employer is based. As above you can’t petition her until you’re 21 (assuming you’re a USC?) so if she needs to work between now and then she’ll have to go home and then apply for her visa via consular processing.
  10. appleblossom
    As above, for GC you need to allow 90 days so if you only paid the fee a month ago it’s probably a bit too early still. Mine took 6 weeks. What does the online status say? When it says they’ve ordered your card to be produced it’ll usually be with you within a couple of weeks at most. So keep a close eye on the status. For the SSN that’s definitely not right. Are you sure you ticked the box on the DS-260 to have one sent? If so it sounds like you’ll need to make an appointment and go and get one in person. Same thing happened to my daughter, 3 of us had our SSN’s within 10 days of arrival, hers just never turned up. Easy enough to sort at the local office though. Good luck.
  11. appleblossom
    Some work is permitted, but not working for months remotely as the OP's girlfriend has been doing. I'm a business person, and I guess you could say 'top exec'. Our lawyers were always VERY clear about what we could and couldn't do on business trips to the US (before I moved here), and whilst certain activities were permitted such as meetings, attending conferences, etc, doing my usual job on a day to day basis was not permitted. I actually had to sign something to say I wouldn't do that, as it could have had serious repercussions on the company if I'd been caught working without authorisation. And two sets of lawyers told me the same thing, our company lawyers (who gave me the document to sign), and my immigration lawyers, who were one of the world's leading immigration law firms. I'm assuming they both know the law much better than you or I. If I could have just done my job in the US for half the year and spent the other half at home in the UK, I wouldn't have needed to bother moving.
  12. appleblossom
    This thread is in the spouse visa section, but your timeline says your PD is April 2023? If that's right then you can't be scheduled for an interview until your PD is current, there's no visa available to you.
  13. appleblossom
    Guangzhou is the only embassy in China that processes IV’s so it won’t be possible to switch locations. https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/visas/immigrant-visas/#:~:text=Immigrant visas to the United,for nationals of other countries.
  14. appleblossom
    Try their email, they were very responsive to that.
  15. appleblossom
    You don't need to pay it in advance, you can pay when you arrive. HTH.
  16. appleblossom
    You're comparing a family based route with a skills/education based route though, so not really a fair comparison. Those that qualify for PR via the EE points based system in Canada would often qualify for a work based visa for the US as well, which can be even quicker. If you compare like for like, then sponsoring an adult child isn't an option for Canadian citizens, unless that child is disabled and financially dependent on them, or that child is their only living relative. So it may take a long time in the US, but at least it's possible.
  17. appleblossom
    https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/tools-outage Which fee are you trying to pay?
  18. appleblossom
    H-1B's can be ported, and the employee can start working for the new employer as soon as the I-129 is filed which cuts down the wait time considerably. The other advantage of a transfer is that she wouldn't be subject to the cap/lottery. I agree with Boiler, definitely a good idea, might as well try and find a job anyway whilst waiting.
  19. appleblossom
    Congrats in advance! Even if your PD is current in the next bulletin it’s a year or so wait for an interview at Lagos isn’t it? So your son/daughter will arrive long before it and you’ll need to add him/her as a dependent.
  20. appleblossom
    No worries, as this is a thread in the spouse visa forum I just thought I’d flag it so that anybody reading knows why you’ve had to wait longer. At least you know you’ll join the queue in Jan, hope you don’t have to wait too long. Best of luck.
  21. appleblossom
    When is your baby due? There's a long old wait for an interview at Lagos and it doesn't look as though your PD is current, so I suspect the baby will have arrived long before the IL.
  22. appleblossom
    Worth pointing out though that yours is an EB app and your PD isn't current until next month, so no interview can have been scheduled for you yet anyway. Just for the sake of anybody else reading as you don't have your info on your profile and they may think you're applying via a different route without a wait for a visa. Hope you don't have too long to wait once your PD is current, good luck.
  23. appleblossom
    Ditto, I have my UK number on a physical SIM and my US number on an eSIM. Easy to switch between the two when travelling which is great.
  24. appleblossom
    Another vote for Mint. Signed up whilst still in the UK, got an eSIM deal so I had a number months before we moved and then could just switch it on the minute we landed. Second hand cars here are REALLY expensive (at least in MA). Far more expensive than the UK where we could get a reasonably reliable one for a couple of grand. Here we had to spend a lot more on a much older one with far higher mileage. So not sure what you count as 'cheap', but you can look at Caravan or similar websites for an idea of prices.
  25. appleblossom
    Your medical is valid for 6 months, and you must enter the US on your visa before that 6 months is up. https://uk.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visa-faqs/medical-examination-2/ I wouldn't reschedule your interview personally, I'd go to it as planned and then you'll have to submit any missing documents afterwards - your decision will just be held until they are received.
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